I am living in a 4br/4ba place on Gorman, on the wolfline. right now I pay $300 per month and that includes some utilities. I like the place I live but when my lease is up next month, the owner of the condo wants me to pay $350. So i'm wondering, anybody know how much utilities in University oaks would run? or how much other privately owned condos rent rooms for (other than lakepark). thanks

4/17/2006 2:13:31 PM

In those 4br/4ba tenement hamster buildings, I'd imagine you could do much better.

4/17/2006 2:19:43 PM

i pay $850/month

-ZiP!-

4/17/2006 3:31:22 PM

i pay 530 with no uts. included

4/17/2006 3:39:10 PM

my place is 367 and that is 4br each with own bath and all utilities included. not bad

4/17/2006 3:42:06 PM

i pay $385 for rent in a pretty big duplex

and then ~$150/month for water/gas/power/cable

4/17/2006 3:42:43 PM

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"i pay $850/month "

You should just go ahead and buy something.. not far from a mortgage payment that actually gets you something in return.

4/17/2006 3:57:08 PM

my old roommates lived at Uhouse and payed 250 each for the 4br/4ba place

4/17/2006 3:59:23 PM

^^ I'd bet that he's not paying that in Raleigh, which implies that purchasing something probably will be way more than that. But, if it is in this area, then, yeah you're definitely right.

4/17/2006 4:02:52 PM

He's in New York.

4/17/2006 4:11:07 PM

^^^ you get what you pay for

4/17/2006 4:12:10 PM

yah, I'm in Queens. You've gotta inherit buildings up here

-ZiP!-

4/17/2006 4:12:17 PM

$930/month not including utilities

4/17/2006 4:13:02 PM

ouch!

mine includes utils, its quite a steal

-ZiP!-

4/17/2006 4:23:05 PM

driftwood manor... 55k will get you a great condo in a quiet area.

My mortgage here is now just 180 per month.... Cant beat that for 2 people!!!

4/17/2006 5:26:52 PM

Right now, I pay $1025/month - 2 BR - Charleston, SC

When I was in Raleigh, I had roomates and my part was:

$400/month - Collegeview Ave, Raleigh (Townhome 3ways)
$315/month - Walnut St, Cary (Shithole house 4ways)

I dont think you will do much better than $300 unless you split more than 4 ways.

4/17/2006 5:56:33 PM

^^ i bet it could possibly suck trying to sell it though when you're ready to move on

4/17/2006 6:17:27 PM

Something to look into is Champion Court across the street from Sammy's. I lived there over the past academic year and its a pretty cool place. Renting through BeckleeRealEstate.com--

We live in a 3BR condo (upstairs/downstairs) for 900/month + utilities (she pays for water) so i usually pay about 385-400 total each month. They were built in the 70s so they don't look like much from the outside but inside is pretty nice. Becklee is a good landlady and is flexible with leasing time periods. I know she has at least one place already up for rent and we are moving out May 10 so if you want more info just go to her website.

4/17/2006 6:18:21 PM

I like in University Oaks. I sure as hell hope you do not live there currently and pay $300 for rent (if that's what you're referring to, you lost me a bit there). Anywho, rent is $225 and with utilities it's never over $300.

4/17/2006 6:53:50 PM

I'm at Ivy Commons (a mile south of campus off of avent ferry).

2br/2ba, $600/month, electric is $70-116 (averaging about 85) with water being about $33-42. Cable w/ internet and DVR is $107/mo. So we spend about $400 a month each with utilities, and it's pretty nice here.

You should move, screw the rent raise.

4/17/2006 7:14:19 PM

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"yah, I'm in Queens. You've gotta inherit buildings up here"

Is it really true that people in NYC read the obituaries to find apartments and what not? Is that how you found yours?

4/17/2006 9:17:08 PM

^ There are realtors that there only job are tracking down dead houses, houses where the occupants died and there are no living relatives.

4/18/2006 6:47:30 AM

last year at university glen my bf paid $250 rent + utilities split between 4 guys (~300ish total)

4/18/2006 6:54:51 AM

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"Is it really true that people in NYC read the obituaries to find apartments and what not? Is that how you found yours?"

haha, interesting. this was an unadvertised place that a friend knew about, i really lucked out

-ZiP!-

4/18/2006 8:20:06 AM

I'm living across town in a very big and nice 3 bedroom and never pay over $400 inc. utilities.

4/18/2006 9:37:54 AM

to the girl who originally posted: if you are not set on leaving this complex talk to the lady that runs the place I rent from her. If you talk to her your rent will be $300 plus utilities. You can find some places here that are cheaper.

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4/18/2006 8:05:34 PM

pssht you shouldn't pay that much for a 4br/4ba. i pay 265 for my 4br.

4/18/2006 8:09:59 PM

$819 for a studio

cheapest apt in dc

4/18/2006 8:49:11 PM

yeah thats about right for a NW studio

4/18/2006 9:22:33 PM

i pay around 350 for everything and its only a 2 bedroom

4/18/2006 9:31:06 PM

Check out University Commons. They're not too much for that location.

4/19/2006 12:51:23 AM

$300, $530 ...
God I miss little ol' Raleigh.

4/19/2006 1:07:31 AM

I pay $375 w/ 2 roomies ($375 per person) @ Cent. Village on the Wolfline...I think it's a great deal personally since all utilities (including internet and cable TV) are included.

I'll be moving soon after graduation to a ~1600 square foot home, 2-car garage, 2-stories, large yard in a nice community. 10 minutes from a huge mall, tons of stores/eateries, etc.

Mortgage = $546/month

I love the low cost of living there...

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4/19/2006 1:25:43 AM

i was living in a 3bd/1.5bath place on kaplan dr, across from a large park, for $410 per month with no utilities include. the kid with the master bedroom was paying like $530. ridiculous, i know. that's why i got the hell out of there. the house and property were dank as hell though.

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4/19/2006 8:36:51 AM

this thread makes me

$1750 for a 2bd/2ba apartment....
about to move to an old 1912 2bd/1ba house for $1700

4/19/2006 12:37:15 PM